LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 8, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair, House Committee on Higher
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1869  by Pitts (Relating to the annexation of territory
               to a public junior college district.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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*  The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal      *
*  basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of    *
*  the bill.                                                             *
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This bill would revise the areas eligible for annexation by public
community college districts.  There would be no direct impact to state
funds.
  
Local Government Impact
  
The bill would expand the annexation authorization powers of junior
colleges, enabling larger areas to be included within the district of a
junior college.  To the degree that junior college districts take
advantage of this expanded authorization, the taxing area of the
district and the tuition paid by students living in newly annexed areas
would be affected.  This would vary  from district to district.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, LD, DB